About this playlist

At the moment, the biggest news out of Austin is that during the week of South by Southwest, the Moody Theater (home to the Austin City Limits concert series) will host Apple's iTunes Festival, with performances by otherwise out-of-place pop stars like Pitbull, Coldplay, Zedd and Imagine Dragons. Of course, the larger festival had a scheduled filled with great pop acts even before Apple announced its arrival, featuring both chart heroes like Kelis, A Great Big World and Charli XCX, and talented up-and-comers like D.C. trio Misun and K-Pop's KyuNa. Here, we compile the best tunes from the most exciting pop acts slated to perform this year.